Rail-anchor.



J. M. SCOTT,

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLIUATION FILED EAR. 10, 1904.

Patented Jan, 12, 3909 I zontal section.

onrrnn srirrss err eerie JOHN M. SCOTT, ()liitAClN E, WlSUONSlN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSlGNMENlS, TO OTTO R. BARN ET'l, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOISJ RAIL-ANCHOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN M. Sco'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State .of VVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Anchors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

The main object of my invention is to provide a rail-anchor of simple construction applicable to rails of different sizes, and adapted to prevent the longitudinal movement or cree ing of the rails upon the ties, while by a s ight variation in its construction and application, it will serve also to prevent the spreading of the rails.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts as here inafter'particularly described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, like letters designate the saine parts in the several fignres.

Figure 1 is a cross-section of two railway rails fitted with anchors of my construction, the anchor at the right being shown in elevation and the anchor at the left in section. Fi 2 is a plan view of the same, the rail and anchor at the left being shown in hori- Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the anchor as applied to a railway rail and tie, the rail being shown in side elevation and the tie in cross-section, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of the inner side of one of the jaws.

Referring to the drawing, a a designate a pair of railway rails and b a tie upon which they rest. The anchor constituting my invention is composed of a pair ofsimilar jaws c c which are formed with longitudinal recesses to receive the edges of a rail base or flange and with transverse horizontal bearings tilted against the bottom of the rail base; and are adjuslably connected by a threaded bolt (Z passing under the rail and through transverse holes in the jaws. These jaws are preferably made of malleable iron and are formed at one end with transverse vertical bearing faces 0 e which are adapted to abut against one side of a tie as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Hardened toothed bits f f are 'neferably inserted in the recesses of the jaws to aiford a more secure hold upon Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 10, 1904. Serial No. 197,477.

arate jaws and a bolt Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

ng. In case of their application to the rails inindependent pairs ordinary bolts having heads at one end and threaded and provided with nuts at the other end are used.

In case of their application in connected pairs long bolts or tie rods thre'adedat each end for a distance somewhat greater than the width of the rail base and provided with two nuts h it are used as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In this way the spreadin as well as the creeping or longitudinal disp acement of the rails, is prevented.

In the application of the anchors to rails of a track in either of the ways above mentioned, the jaws are placed on opposite sides of each rail with their hearing faces 6 0 against the sides of ties opposed to the direction in which the rails tend to creep and are tightly clamped upon the base flanges by turning up the nuts on the connecting bolts, the teeth of the bits f f being embedded more or less in the edges of the flanges and thus preventing any possibility of the rails slipping endwise in the jaws. The faces 6 e on both jaws of each'pair afford an extended bearing which is disposed on both sides of each rail and efiectively prevents the longitudinal displacement of the anchor and rail.

By providing bolts of sufiicient length threaded a suflicient distance the same jaws may be readily and effectively applied to rails of different sizes, or rails having bases of different widths.

The jaws are made right and left but otherwise exactly correspond so that broken or imperfect parts can be readily replaced.

Various changes in details of construction may be made without departing from the principle and intended scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A rail anchor comprising a pairpf sepadjustably connecting the same and adapted to clamp them out of contact with each other upon a rail, one 'of the jaws having a bearing adapted to abut a tie, substantially as rail and adapted to clamp them thereon out of contact with each other, one of the jaws having 2 depending bearing adapted to abut against the side of a tie, substantially as described.

3. A rail anchor composed of a pair of jaws adapted to grip the flanges of a rail base and having hearing faces adapted to abut against a tie, and a bolt adjustabiy con meeting the jaws and adapted to clamp them out of contact with each other upon the rail base, substantially as described,

4. A railway-rail stay consisting of two separate rail-gripping jaws fulcrumed on the rail-flanges and with horizontally-proion bottom heerings sustained ont of contact with each other and abutting bearings, ands bolt engaging the lugsand provided with means for drawing the jaws into engagement with the rail as set forth.

5. A railway-rail stay consisting of separate laterally-movable rail-gripping jaws, each formed with a bottom portion bearing on the under side of the rail and with a de-.

pending lug, a bolt passing through the lugs and provided With a head on one end and with a nut on the opposite end, and an abutment depending from the bottom bearing the side of the tie, lugs projecting from said bottom 

